# GS-Base **URL:** https://community.citadel5.com/c/gs-base/6.md [Latest](https://community.citadel5.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.citadel5.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.citadel5.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the GS-Base category](https://community.citadel5.com/t/about-the-gs-base-category/10)
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All things related to GS-Base. --- ## [GS-Base 22.7 has been released](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-22-7-has-been-released/399)
**Author:** [@Citadel5](https://community.citadel5.com/u/Citadel5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-22-7-has-been-released/399 "2026-11-06T13:38:41Z")
Comparing records in two tables To compare records in two tables and find differences regardless of their order, use the Tools \> Compare Tables command. The dialog box allows you to specify the tables to compare and choo… --- ## [GS-Base 22.6 has been released](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-22-6-has-been-released/398)
**Author:** [@Citadel5](https://community.citadel5.com/u/Citadel5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-22-6-has-been-released/398 "2026-10-13T12:48:01Z")
New features and changes in GS-Base 22.6 include: (1) CSV & TXT File Performance Improved loading for .csv and .txt files with mixed content (text, numbers, dates). For example, with a popular sample file—the 1.8 GB ye… --- ## [GS-Base 22.5 has been released](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-22-5-has-been-released/395)
**Author:** [@Citadel5](https://community.citadel5.com/u/Citadel5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 12:10pm UTC](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-22-5-has-been-released/395 "2026-09-09T12:10:49Z")
Changes in GS-Base 22.5 include: The Help has been fully overhauled: the old Windows \*.chm file has been replaced by a set of HTML pages copied to the “(…) GS-Base\\Help” folder and viewable in your default browser. … --- ## [GS-Base 22.4.2 has been released](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-22-4-2-has-been-released/389)
**Author:** [@Citadel5](https://community.citadel5.com/u/Citadel5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-22-4-2-has-been-released/389 "2025-12-03T20:34:31Z")
This is a minor update that clarifies how to use the text file loading options. The “Convert text to numbers” check box label has been changed to a more adequate one: “Analyze and select matching field types (no inform… --- ## [GS-Base 22.2 / 22.3 has been released](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-22-2-22-3-has-been-released/381)
**Author:** [@Citadel5](https://community.citadel5.com/u/Citadel5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2025, 2:10pm UTC](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-22-2-22-3-has-been-released/381 "2025-04-25T14:10:12Z")
New features in GS-Base 22.2 In the “Verify Files” window you can now specify a list of locations (disks, folders) to be scanned using one list. Simply add subsequent locations separated by the semicolon “;” If you… --- ## [GS-Base 22.1 has been released](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-22-1-has-been-released/376)
**Author:** [@Citadel5](https://community.citadel5.com/u/Citadel5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2025, 11:07pm UTC](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-22-1-has-been-released/376 "2025-03-01T23:07:53Z")
New features in GS-Base 22.1 include Python integrations, new built-in functions and command to make using formulas in fields (of all types) much more easier. FIELDS(start, end) Creates an array with field values from… --- ## [GS-Base 22 has been released](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-22-has-been-released/374)
**Author:** [@Citadel5](https://community.citadel5.com/u/Citadel5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2024, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-22-has-been-released/374 "2024-12-29T20:00:58Z")
New features: Adding text notes, images/files and code snippets outside of tables/records. To add various types of notes to the database files, use the View \> Pivot Tables / Notes command to open the bottom window pane… --- ## [GS-Base 21.3 has been released](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-21-3-has-been-released/370)
**Author:** [@Citadel5](https://community.citadel5.com/u/Citadel5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2024, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-21-3-has-been-released/370 "2024-11-18T21:31:55Z")
In the new “Drop-down lists” dialog box the following two options have been added: Validation Choosing the “Validate entered text” option ensures that a given text will be accepted in the edited field only if it’s al… --- ## [Default font size in long text](https://community.citadel5.com/t/default-font-size-in-long-text/367)
**Author:** [@GSilva](https://community.citadel5.com/u/GSilva)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2024, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.citadel5.com/t/default-font-size-in-long-text/367 "2024-11-10T16:06:00Z")
Hello. How can I set a default font size for the long text panel? I know how to set a default font size for fields of the type text using the menu “Format→Font” but I never could set a default font size for fields of the… --- ## [GS-Base 21.2 has been released](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-21-2-has-been-released/366)
**Author:** [@Citadel5](https://community.citadel5.com/u/Citadel5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 12:53am UTC](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-21-2-has-been-released/366 "2024-11-07T00:53:10Z")
Along with the “Verify Files” command, GS-Base introduces a few additional “file management” commands to “mass-” rename, copy/move, delete files on your disks. To rename specific files on your disks, use the “Verify… --- ## [GS-Base 21.1 has been released (21.1.1)](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-21-1-has-been-released-21-1-1/364)
**Author:** [@Citadel5](https://community.citadel5.com/u/Citadel5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 12:50am UTC](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-21-1-has-been-released-21-1-1/364 "2024-09-27T00:50:01Z")
Pivot table data fields can be now displayed horizontally, in one line along with given row fields’ values. Previous GS-Base versions displayed data field values in one columns, one row below another: The new op… --- ## [GS-Base 21 has been released](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-21-has-been-released/356)
**Author:** [@Citadel5](https://community.citadel5.com/u/Citadel5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2024, 9:44am UTC](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-21-has-been-released/356 "2024-07-06T09:44:57Z")
New features in GS-Base 21: You can now open multiple databases at once and use can use a tabbed interface with several options, like the positions of the tabs, whether to enlarge the tabs and display file icons etc. … --- ## [GS-Base 20.4 has been released](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-20-4-has-been-released/352)
**Author:** [@Citadel5](https://community.citadel5.com/u/Citadel5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2024, 9:15pm UTC](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-20-4-has-been-released/352 "2024-05-22T21:15:27Z")
GS-Base 20.4 corrects the following performance problems: When browsing (scrolling) very large tables (e.g. with 10+ millions of records) that were sorted and the sort order significantly differed from the default ord… --- ## [GS-Base 20.3 has been released.](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-20-3-has-been-released/223)
**Author:** [@citadel\_5](https://community.citadel5.com/u/citadel_5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 1:04am UTC](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-20-3-has-been-released/223 "2024-03-06T01:04:24Z")
GS-Base 20.3 introduces the following: You can play music files from tables/databases/listings of files generated by GS-Base. For example. you can now: filter large collections of mp3 files by specific file metadata:… --- ## [GS-Base 20.2 has been released.](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-20-2-has-been-released/219)
**Author:** [@citadel\_5](https://community.citadel5.com/u/citadel_5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2024, 2:57am UTC](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-20-2-has-been-released/219 "2024-02-16T02:57:25Z")
New features in GS-Base 20.2: You can now turn off instant re-searching when entering field filters. This should be helpful and prevent unnecessary re-searching especially when entering relatively many filters (with th… --- ## [GS-Base 20.1 has been released.](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-20-1-has-been-released/217)
**Author:** [@citadel\_5](https://community.citadel5.com/u/citadel_5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-20-1-has-been-released/217 "2024-01-24T15:25:48Z")
New features in GS-Base 20.1: As GS-Base loads files to RAM, to enable processing data from CSV/text files of any size even for computers with insufficient memory, you can now specify “Text File Input Filters” to limi… --- ## [GS-Base 20.0.2 has been released.](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-20-0-2-has-been-released/215)
**Author:** [@citadel\_5](https://community.citadel5.com/u/citadel_5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2024, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-20-0-2-has-been-released/215 "2024-01-12T20:28:18Z")
New features in GS-Base 20: GS-Base 20.0.2 extends the fileStats() function. You can now read and search/sort EXIF tags from photos and images and multimedia tags from music/sound/video files. This enables you, for exam… --- ## [GS-Base 20 has been released.](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-20-has-been-released/214)
**Author:** [@citadel\_5](https://community.citadel5.com/u/citadel_5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 3:45am UTC](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-20-has-been-released/214 "2023-12-28T03:45:07Z")
New features in GS-Base 20: Verifying files in folders and on disks. With GS-Base you can create tables/databases with all file paths and the related file details from folders and entire disks with up to 256 million … --- ## [GS-Base 19.9 has been released.](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-19-9-has-been-released/213)
**Author:** [@citadel\_5](https://community.citadel5.com/u/citadel_5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 12:17pm UTC](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-19-9-has-been-released/213 "2023-12-11T12:17:50Z")
New features in GS-Base 19.9: Inserting running totals and moving averages. To insert running totals and moving averages in a given field, use the Insert \> Running Total and Insert \> Moving Average commands for that … --- ## [GS-Base 19.8 has been released.](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-19-8-has-been-released/208)
**Author:** [@citadel\_5](https://community.citadel5.com/u/citadel_5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2023, 1:46pm UTC](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-19-8-has-been-released/208 "2023-10-22T13:46:31Z")
New features in GS-Base 19.8: Performing table joins and the opposite operations (performing table splitting) is now much easier. New commands enable you to perform joins both permanently or dynamically, based on the … --- ## [GS-Base 19.7 has been released](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-19-7-has-been-released/206)
**Author:** [@citadel\_5](https://community.citadel5.com/u/citadel_5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 1:01pm UTC](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-19-7-has-been-released/206 "2023-09-18T13:01:33Z")
New features in GS-Base 19.7: A list of recently used folders has been added. It’s displayed as a separate split window along with the list of recently used files. For files this windows displays their sizes, modific… --- ## [GS-Base 19.6 has been released](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-19-6-has-been-released/204)
**Author:** [@citadel\_5](https://community.citadel5.com/u/citadel_5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2023, 1:48am UTC](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-19-6-has-been-released/204 "2023-07-27T01:48:04Z")
New features in GS-Base 19.6: You can individually set field types when importing CSV/text files with up to 16,384 columns: These settings override the auto-type detection that is performed for the entire file … --- ## [GS-Base 19.5 has been released](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-19-5-has-been-released/203)
**Author:** [@citadel\_5](https://community.citadel5.com/u/citadel_5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2023, 10:31pm UTC](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-19-5-has-been-released/203 "2023-07-10T22:31:17Z")
New features in GS-Base 19.4: Using regular expressions as the field validation patterns. You can now specify both calculation formulas and regular expressions patterns in the “Field Setup \> Validation” field. GS-Ba… --- ## [GS-Base 19.4 has been released](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-19-4-has-been-released/201)
**Author:** [@citadel\_5](https://community.citadel5.com/u/citadel_5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2023, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-19-4-has-been-released/201 "2023-06-21T21:31:17Z")
New features in GS-Base 19.4: SQLite \*.db format support. You can load/save \*.db databases with tables containing up to 256 million records, including tables with formatted LongText and BLOB objects (files, images). Si… --- ## [GS-Base 19.3 has been released](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-19-3-has-been-released/200)
**Author:** [@citadel\_5](https://community.citadel5.com/u/citadel_5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2023, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-19-3-has-been-released/200 "2023-06-08T22:30:50Z")
New features in GS-Base 19.3: The number of columns/fields has been increased: you can now use tables with 16,384 columns/fields and 256 million rows/records. Similarly, you can apply up to 16,384 field filters at the … --- ## [GS-Base 19.2 has been released.](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-19-2-has-been-released/196)
**Author:** [@citadel\_5](https://community.citadel5.com/u/citadel_5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2023, 1:06pm UTC](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-19-2-has-been-released/196 "2023-05-25T13:06:10Z")
New features in this release: You can split both saved text/csv and Excel xlsx/xls files and/or worksheets based on the number of rows you define: The “Save Excel File” dialog box: The “Open Excel File” dialog bo… --- ## [GS-Base 19.1.1 has been released.](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-19-1-1-has-been-released/193)
**Author:** [@citadel\_5](https://community.citadel5.com/u/citadel_5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2023, 1:22am UTC](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-19-1-1-has-been-released/193 "2023-05-17T01:22:07Z")
New features in this release: You can create tables with all images/files loaded from folders: The “Add New Table” dialog box: The above two new options automatically create a table with records with one loaded ima… --- ## [GS-Base 19.1 has been released.](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-19-1-has-been-released/192)
**Author:** [@citadel\_5](https://community.citadel5.com/u/citadel_5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-19-1-has-been-released/192 "2023-05-08T14:00:43Z")
GS-Base 19.1 enables you to encrypt individual table fields leaving the remaining data unencrypted and editable. To password-protect and encrypt only a part of your database, selected record fields and use the Edit \> En… --- ## [GS-Base 19 has been released.](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-19-has-been-released/190)
**Author:** [@citadel\_5](https://community.citadel5.com/u/citadel_5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2023, 10:47pm UTC](https://community.citadel5.com/t/gs-base-19-has-been-released/190 "2023-04-10T22:47:22Z")
GS-Base 19 adds JScript and VBscript scripting, significantly extending the previous GS-Base functionality. With a simple few lines script, you can now perform mass importing / merging / joining / updating tables with … [Next page](https://community.citadel5.com/c/gs-base/6.md?page=1)